Terrible cold....what can I take?

camdenfaithful

SIL thought it would be a good idea to bring her sick kids out this weekend and unfortunately I've caught the cold both her kiddos were fighting.

I have a sore throat, my eyes are on fire, can't sleep, have a dry hacking cough, and now I'm starting to lose my voice.  What can I take to make me less miserable?  I don't think it's anything serious (at least not yet) other than just a really bad cold.

Advice?  

TrickyLittleMinx

Sounds like what I had last week. It sucks. I used my humidifier at night and my dr said it would be okay to take tylenol cold and sinus if I needed to. I also drank alot of decaf green tea to try to break up the cough a bit. Hope you're feeling better soon!!

Shemico

Tea or warm water with honey will help the throat.

Saline nose spray (my fav is hydrosence) a few times a day particularly before bed.

Benedryl is also on my okay list - it will help a bit with the congestion and help you sleep.

Plain tylonol for the aches and pains.

liseylou

my OB recommended Tylenol Cold and Cough.  Word of warning though, get the nightime stuff as well, because the regular stuff really kept me up at night and I don't generally have a problem with that. 

 

Feel better!

ksyknelvr73

I had something similar to this not too long ago, and I took Tylenol Cold and Cough religiously. As a PP said, make sure you have the nighttime as well - I really liked the medicine and felt like it helped. It at least made it manageable.

camdenfaithful

Thank you ladies!  I am going to have DH stop by the store today because I need to get some sleep.  The last 2 nights have been miserable.